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Don't know on your machine but on the dynasty 350 you go to the advanced function portion, press the dig button till you get to spot, turn encoder to spot on, then exit out of advanced functions, press the amperage button twice to see spot on time and turn encoder to set the time. I kept missing the press amperage button twice and could not get anything to work.

I am trying out the spot function, I cant seem to be able to set the spot time, it seems to be fixed at about one second??
I would like to go below one second if possible. I dont see anything in the manual about changing the length of time while in spot mode.
Anyone have any input on this?

Pops.....
I too want the same information, so I will be watching this thread.

I can set the Spot function OK. I cannot even get the Spot signal to show up again after I shut off and then restart the machine, much less have the 1 second default time appear anywhere.

All I get is the amperage setting by turning the encoder button. The 'S' light never turns on.
I am sure I am missing something simple, but I can read, and it does not work for me either....... pg

On mine when set to the spot function it will show spot on the readout when turning the machine on, the only thing thats variable are the amps unless I am missing something??
It says a "timed" function, but no provision to set the time??

Popspipes......
OK, I think I got it. Let me see if I can give the steps required to get to Spot Times:
1) Set the machine to 2T and adjust to Spot under 'Advanced Functions-section 6.'
2) Turn off the machine to retain the Spot setting.
3) Start the machine. The light at PMT 2T should be bright. If it is not on, then press the 'Output' key one tome to light it up.
4) Now go and press the Amperage Key (A) one time and the reading should be 1.0 (this is 1 second)
Turn the encoder knob to increase or decrease the time setting.

What I did not see in the instruction was to push the A key to gain the reading and setting of the time interval. I am sure that is in there somewhere, but it takes me a while to get it...... pg

Turn Encoder control to turn Spot
on and off. Once on, exit set-up and
press Amperage control switch pad
twice and turn Encoder control to
set spot time. The spot time default
is zero for each program. Spot Enable
works in RMT STD and RMT
2T Hold only. When a foot control is
connected, amperage is controlled
at the machine, not by a remote
control.

Yes, I found the instruction to press the A key in Section 5 pg 31 of my manual.
The first time you press A you can set the amperage setting of the spot (I thought I had already done that in Section 6)

A second press of the A key gets you to the time setting. Not rotate the encoder knob and watch the times change!

It's simple if you can read carefully enough, which I am obviously not too capable of doing. ... pg

Turn Encoder control to turn Spot
on and off. Once on, exit set-up and
press Amperage control switch pad
twice and turn Encoder control to
set spot time. The spot time default
is zero for each program. Spot Enable
works in RMT STD and RMT
2T Hold only. When a foot control is
connected, amperage is controlled
at the machine, not by a remote
control.

Thanks Ed, it works like a champ, I guess I just needed to do more reading!

Yes, I found the instruction to press the A key in Section 5 pg 31 of my manual.
The first time you press A you can set the amperage setting of the spot (I thought I had already done that in Section 6)

A second press of the A key gets you to the time setting. Not rotate the encoder knob and watch the times change!

It's simple if you can read carefully enough, which I am obviously not too capable of doing. ... pg

Don't know on your machine but on the dynasty 350 you go to the advanced function portion, press the dig button till you get to spot, turn encoder to spot on, then exit out of advanced functions, press the amperage button twice to see spot on time and turn encoder to set the time. I kept missing the press amperage button twice and could not get anything to work.

Hope it helps with your welder.

Leefy

I think the time setting should be included in the set up instruction. I tried it out on two .020 clamped together, did a nice repeatable job 110 amps for .3 seconds on my 200 dynasty.
There cant be any gap between the materials either or it wont work right.

That would do a job on that handle you were talking about in an earlier post.....